Assistant Director of Community Engagement & Service Learning position

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The University of Florida David and Wanda Brown Center for Leadership and Service has an Assistant Director of Community Engagement & Service Learning position open.

The Assistant Director for Community Engagement and Service Learning within the Division of Student Affairs provides programs and services for students on community engagement and academic service-learning (including community involvement, service learning, social issue programming and retreats, and additional programs as needed)

David and Wanda Brown Center for Leadership and Service

Student Activities and Involvement

The Assistant Director for Community Engagement and Service Learning within the Division of Student Affairs provides programs and services for students on community engagement and academic service-learning (including community involvement, service learning, social issue programming and retreats, and additional programs as needed). This position primarily coordinates community engagement and service-learning programs and advises student organizations.  

POSITION OVERVIEW

·         Develop community partnerships with non-profits, schools, and government agencies and provide leadership for co-curricular service programs

·         Develop and coordinate logistics, travel, and risk management for immersion experiences including winter, spring, summer, and weekends to foster student’s socially responsible leadership skills and mindsets within personal, civic and professional contexts

·         Liaise with faculty to establish relationships between academic affairs and the Center for the purpose of promoting the Center’s events and creating beneficial programmatic partnerships

·         Participate in alumni outreach for the purpose of engaging alumni in the Center’s programming

·         Ensure that monitoring systems are in place to track assessment of student work in the community, including learning outcomes

·         Develop and provide leadership and service presentations to classes and student organizations.

·         Develop, coordinate, market, and foster service-learning programs including conferences, training workshops, speaker series, events and retreats for all students across campus and in conjunction with campus partners within the Division of Student Affairs, University, and community organizations

·         Serve as an educational resource to advise students, student organizations, and other members of the campus community in the effective planning and coordination of successful community engagement and service learning events, programs, and courses

SALARY

$42,000 to $45,000; negotiable based upon experience

Apply at http://bit.ly/youshouldjoinourteam

For more information, email Joshua Funderburke at cls@leadershipandservice.ufl.edu

Division of Student Affairs | University of Florida

The Division of Student Affairs actively contributes to the university’s academic mission, provides comprehensive student services, and educates all UF students. Student Affairs enriches student learning through leadership, service, engagement, and self-discovery resulting in a well-qualified, healthy, and broadly diverse citizenry and workforce.